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JoJo Siwa says she's 'queer' after she was mocked by Miley Cyrus
JoJo Siwa has opened up about her sexuality amid her romance with former Love Island star .
The star, 22, spoke to E! News on the subject after she confirmed earlier this month that she and Chris, 32, are dating after meeting on Celebrity Big Brother.
JoJo first came out as part of the LGBTQ + in 2021, identifying as pansexual before coming out as a lesbian.
She said: 'I think the most beautiful term now is queer. I think queer is an umbrella of, "Look, I'm just me".
'And I think the most beautiful thing about the LGBTQIA community is love. And that goes both ways.'
'There's loads of beautiful, different sexualities. Sexuality and queerness is a lovely rainbow that has all different places, and it also has places on this rainbow that we don't even know exist yet.
'I feel so in the right position for myself. I feel so content with my happiness.
'I feel so relaxed and at ease with where I'm at. I feel so happy and peaceful that the love that I feel is so real. You can't really help who you fall in love with.'
JoJo also spoke about Chris, revealing she has 'never second-guessed' what she feels for him.
'Therefore, I've never second guessed my happiness, I've never second guessed what I'm feeling. And I think that's the most beautiful thing,' she said.
'When I think about him, I'm full of pure joy. When I speak about him, I'm full of pure joy.'
The pair met on Celebrity Big Brother but their close bond caused fans to speculate there was more between them.
In April following the show's afterparty, JoJo notably split from her partner Kath Ebbs.
JoJo's comments come after Miley Cyrus seemingly shaded the Dance Moms star earlier this month.
The singer was seen in a video message for WorldPride while standing inside a closet.
'Oh, my God, I haven't been in here since sixth grade!' she said. 'Enjoy coming out of the closet if this Pride is the time for you. It shouldn't be a month - it should be a year; it should be infinite.'
She then jokingly added: 'I'm going back inside to get more pretzels and find JoJo Siwa and bring her back out.'
However, the humor didn't land with some fans who took to social media to share their thoughts with one penning on X, 'Can ya'll just let bi people exist?'
'I adore Miley, but this isn't OK,' another wrote, and one added, 'Again, JoJo being with Chris doesn't erase or change her attraction to women. Pride month should be about celebrating all members of the LGBT+ community, not about making jibes like this.'
JoJo recently hit back at Cyrus and shared to her fans in a lengthy post that she had reached out to the Flowers singer over the joke.
At one point, she wrote: 'I don't believe what Miley said at World Pride was ill-intended, honestly I think it was meant to be a joke, but just not very good one haha.
'Not what the world, or myself needs to hear any day of the week. I messaged Miley light heartedly about it and she replied and said 'All love. Always . ❤️❤️❤️".'
'Love love love love love.❤️ People judge no matter what, and it can be very hard, especially when it comes from someone you love, and look up to…
'But if you feel happy and content with yourself, that's most important. You get one life… hold onto it, make it yours, find your happy, and love.'
